Lack of accountability behind serious rights abuses in Libya
Today, Friday 14 September, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and Lawyers for Justice in Libya delivered a joint oral statement before the 21st session of the UN Human …
CIHRS addresses reprisals against activists in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia for cooperating with the UN
Yesterday, Thursday September 13, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) delivered an oral statement before the 21st session of the UN Human Rights Council, currently convening in Geneva. The intervention was …
Redress alone is not enough for transitional justice
On Wednesday 13 September, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) co-sponsored a side event, during the proceedings of the 21st session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) …
Cairo Institute in the UN: Gulf rights defenders under siege while rights situation in Sudan, Morocco, and Bahrain deteriorates
Today, Monday, September 10, marked the beginning of the twenty-first session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), taking place at its headquarters in Geneva. The session’s events will continue …
State references to Western Sahara omitted from Morocco UPR report
Navanethem Pillay High Commissioner for Human Rights Your Excellency: In light of the recent draft report issued by the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group on Morocco, the Robert F. …
No Exceptions: Israel should be Held Responsible for its Crimes
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) condemns Israel’s decision to cut relations with the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human …
The Cairo Institute addresses reprisals against Saudi rights defenders before the UN Human Rights Council
Thank you Madam President, As encouraged by the Human Rights Council in its resolution 18/118, we wish to address the topic of reprisals against individuals and groups following their cooperation …
United Nations Member States Jointly Call on Bahrain to End Rights Violations
Today, before the United Nations Human Rights Council, twenty seven governments from around the world joined together for the first time to deliver a declaration calling on Bahrain to cease …